Surviving the Slut Stigma
For years, I’ve wanted to write the definitive YA novel that would tell/show teen girls how to survive the harassment and emotional torture that comes along with the label “slut.” … Continue reading
Compromise on Female Genital Mutilation?
I usually agree with PZ Meyers. I do find his brand of atheism kind of asshole-ish at times, but for the most part, I agree with what he says, and … Continue reading
Principles =/= Insults
This is a phenomena I’ve noticed for sometime, and it came up again in a discussion (the subject of which is actually pretty petty and doesn’t really matter) where the … Continue reading
Holy Underwear Batman, An Article on the Bullying of Fat Kids That Doesn’t Fat Shame!
From Yahoo, no less. Now all we need is the Goat-legged Boy and the apocalypse is upon us. http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/bulliestargetobesekids.html The article discusses the fact that bullies target obese kids, and … Continue reading
Mick Foley on the need for men to step up to prevent sexual violence
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mick-foley/help-wanted-more-men-need_b_553482.html The need for men to step up to prevent sexual violence.
A rare Guest Post by Weight Watchers: is the bad offset by the good?
originally posted this in her LJ, and I asked her to rework it a bit for posting here. I’ve been doing Weight Watchers Online since November. Overall I’ve had good … Continue reading
This Sunday is Holocaust Remembrance Day
Please read this piece on the Huffington Post by Lea Lane, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lea-lane/remembrance-for-nathan-wh_b_530262.html The article talks about how she worked with a woman named Cecile who survived Auschwitz and wanted to … Continue reading
“I’ll take ‘No Shit!’ for $2000, Alex.”
New study from Kansas State says that negative self-image keeps people from staying active: http://frontierindia.net/pharma/k-state-study-finds-a-negative-self-image-stops-men-and-women-from-exercising-long-term/1011 In other news, water is wet, fire is hot, and that guy who owns the … Continue reading
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